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| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner(s) | National World |
| Founder(s) | Bill Alder |
| Founded | 1981 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Bletchley (Milton Keynes)[1] |
| Circulation | 31,015 (as of 2023)[2] |
| Sister newspapers | Newspapers throughout the UK |
| Website | www |
The Milton Keynes Citizen is the only freely distributed local newspaper in Milton Keynes. The newspaper is owned by National World.[3][4]
The MK Citizen was founded by Bill Alder and Jerry West on 1 October[citation needed] 1981[5] and they sold to EMAP in 1987[citation needed] and the purchase was completed in April 1990. EMAP sold the paper to Johnston Publishing in the 1990s.[citation needed] The newspaper had a circulation of 95,464 in 2000[6] and 97,714 in 2010.[7]
- ^ Lambourne, Helen (14 November 2013). "Johnston Press seeks more than £8m from sale of offices". HoldtheFrontPage. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
- ^ "Milton Keynes Citizen". Audit Bureau of Circulations (UK). 19 February 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ^ Holmwood, Leigh (11 January 2008). "Milton Keynes Citizen staff vote to strike". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ "Owners of Milton Keynes Citizen to enter administration". MKFM. 16 November 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ "Former local press owner pleads guilty to theft charges". Press Gazette. 28 June 2006. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ "Johnston Press PLC Report & Accounts 2000" (PDF). Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ "ABC figures: How the UK's weekly newspapers fared". HoldtheFrontPage. 25 August 2010. Retrieved 2 May 2023.